Holocaust What is the Holocaust? Why did it happen? What happened to people during the Holocaust? These are the questions everyone asks. Webster’s dictionary defines the Holocaust as, 1: a sacrifice consumed by fire, 2: a thorough destruction especially by fire (i. E. a nuclear Holocaust), 3 a often cap. :the mass slaughter of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II –usually used with the b: a mass slaughter of people; especially …showed first 75 words of 1669 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1669 total…were Jewish. There is now a new awareness of the tragedy and a larger interest in finding the truth about this horrible event. The generation of Holocaust survivors is aging and passing away. The world continues its search for answers, I don’t think we’ll ever get them. Sources: Florida Center for Instructional Technology, (updated August 1,01) A teacher’s guide to the Holocaust, from www.fcit.coedu.edu/holocaust Wiesel, Elie (1960) Night: Bantam Books